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>On Fri, 24 Apr 1998, Rachel Heery wrote:
>> On Fri, 24 Apr 1998, Dan Brickley wrote:
>>
>> > daunting complexities found in other languages like KIF or CycL. While
RDF
>> > is certainly not the last word in knowledge representation, it should
>> > hopefully be enough to meet many of the requirements of the digital
>> > libraries / metadata community.
>>
>> I think it would be helpful to outline some of the benefits that RDF
>> offers for 'users' whether service providers or searchers. And to
>> acknowledge that RDF is not proven technology, it is at the research
>> stage. Note the recommendation at the start of the W3C specs that 'only
>> experimental software be implemented to this document', it is very much
>> work in progress.
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>Yes, this is exactly why I was soliciting feedback/input from eLib for the
>schema document. If we wait until the spec reaches 'Recommendation' stage,
>we lose the opportunity to contribute to its evolution.
>
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>> Some quick thoughts on benefits for 'resource operators' (service
>> providers ... what shall we call them??):
In addition to some of the examples touched upon by Dan and Rachel RDF is
being used in a variety of other applications. For example it is being used
to address privacy concerns (mentioned by Tim Berners-Lee as one of his main
concerns which needs to be addressed before the Web can be used in
day-to-day applications). It can also be used to address rights management
and authentication issues, which are obviously of interest to the lis-elib
community.
I think it would be valuable for the eLib community to comment and discuss
these areas, as well as the ones already mentioned.
Brian
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